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Coinett Martin
Funeral Service for the late Coinett Martin age 86 years of #29 Soursop Street Pinewood Gardens will be held on Saturday May 11 2019 at Lively Stone Church of God, Knowles Drive off Harold Road at 11:00a.m. Officiating will be___ …
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Paula Sherman
Funeral Service for the late Paula Sherman age 49 years of Hawkins Hill will be held on Saturday, May 18th, 2019 at The New Mount Zion Baptist Church, Blue Hill Road South at 10:00a.m. Officiating will be Pastor __Stuart, assisted …
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John Julius Brown
John Julius Brown, 86 a resident of Garden Hills #2 and formerly of Farmers Cay, Exuma will be held at The Church of God Temple Coconut Grove on Saturday December 28th, 2019 at 11:00am. Officiating will be Bishop Lindo Wallace …
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Jones and sun open playoffs tonight
Jonquel Jones and the Connecticut Sun will open the WNBA Playoffs and their prospective title run tonight.
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One-year's probation for drug possession
A 20-year-old man caught by police with a weed brownie was placed on one-year probation by a magistrate yesterday. Chrishon Forbes was charged with drug possession after officers seized 1.58 ounces of Indian Hemp from him on August 1. The court was
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Bahamian students return to AUS basketball in Canada
BAHAMIAN student athletes returned to the court in Canada’s Atlantic University Sport (AUS) basketball following a winter break and a suspended season due to COVID-19 protocol health restrictions.
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Two men found shot dead in Jubilee Gardens
TWO men, one of whom was being electronically monitored by police, were found shot to death in Jubilee Gardens early Wednesday morning in a car with its motor still running. The men were reportedly cousins.
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David Nesbitt making moves in the pro ranks
NATIONAL basketball team stalwart David Nesbitt is on the move again at the professional level. The 25-year-old forward has been a key component for his new club in Uruguay’s Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbo (LUB), Goes Montevideo.
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What you can do to prevent global warming
Greenhouse gases are at an all-time high. Although some gases are naturally present in the atmosphere, such as water vapour, ozone, methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide, human activities have created a new set of greenhouse gases (GHG) that are negatively affecting the ozone layer. GHGs are making it easier for the sun’s harmful UV rays to pass through, which has resulted in global warming.
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Bahamas' $1.5bn FDI tops small states
The Bahamas’ led all small island developing states (SIDS) by attracting $1.533 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in 2011, a UN body’s report has revealed, although a senior private sector official said this nation “needs a bit more” to turn its economy around.
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Sun blazing hot as Jones heads for the playoffs
Jonquel Jones and the Connecticut Sun will enter the WNBA Playoffs as one of the league’s hottest teams.
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Bahamian basketball players standouts in junior college
SEVERAL Bahamian athletes delivered standout performances for their respective programmes at the Junior College level.
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Tourist shoppers: VAT refund to fall to 85%
Visiting duty-free shoppers will be refunded 85 per cent of their Value-Added Tax (VAT) payments from July 1 this year, when the Government’s private sector contractor takes over management of the process.
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TOP JUNIOR GOLFERS IN NATIONALS SPOTLIGHT
THE top junior golfers in the country vied for national title honours and the top spots in the Bahamas Golf Federation’s Junior Division.
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New champions: Regulators rout Cybots 100-81 for title
It was a dominant performance over the course of the last three games of the series as the Mr Ship It Regulators unseated the two-time defending champions to take the New Providence Basketball Association Division I title.
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BPL: Near 90 renewable applications approved
JUST under 90 small scale renewable generation (SSRG) applications have been approved to-date, Bahamas Power and Light’s (BPL) chief executive said yesterday.Whitney Heastie added that the utility’s options outside New Providence were “wide open”, wh
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Elite junior golfers on par in the Albany Classic
MONTHS after some of the top golfers in the PGA took the Albany Golf Course, elite juniors from around the region followed the same path and competed in the Albany Junior Golf Classic.
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Liquidator blasts own creditors committee
A Bahamian broker/dealer’s liquidator has resumed battle with his own creditors committee by blasting their criticism of his $1m-plus fees as “significantly lacking in substance, truth and accuracy”.
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'It's all about getting the job done'
AS THE sixth Bahamian to play in the Major League, Antoan Richardson has had an impact on the local sporting community. He joined the elite field that includes Ed Armbrister, Wilfred ‘Suggy’ Culmer, Tony Curry, Wenty Ford and Andre Rodgers.
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PATS OFFENSE MEETS RAVENS DEFENSE FOR AFC TITLE
By HOWARD ULMAN AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- Tom Brady and the New England Patriots made it to the AFC championship game with a high-powered offense that piled up points and yards. Ray Lewis and the Baltimore Ravens got there with a hard-hit